Relatively Obscure:Cllr Woodward said: 'I have taken this up with the Prime Minister directly. Trespass should be made a criminal offence. As soon as they step on public land police would be able to arrest them.'

o_O

I'm completely mindboggled every time I hear of something like this. Can't wrap my head around the idea that someone stepping foot, or staying put, on land that isn't theirs is NOT a criminal offense. If it isn't, then what exactly does it mean to "own" land? Or for land to be "public" property?

Relatively Obscure:Cllr Woodward said: 'I have taken this up with the Prime Minister directly. Trespass should be made a criminal offence. As soon as they step on public land police would be able to arrest them.'

o_O

We don't want the public to come and go on public land now do we?

/Why not just a vehicle restriction? No motor vehicles after sunset or something?

Snakeophelia:I'm completely mindboggled every time I hear of something like this. Can't wrap my head around the idea that someone stepping foot, or staying put, on land that isn't theirs is NOT a criminal offense. If it isn't, then what exactly does it mean to "own" land? Or for land to be "public" property?

Fareham Borough Council has been left to clear a huge amount of rubbish left by the travellers, including builders rubble and an old caravan.

Every time I read an article about Travellers in the Daily Fail, it seems like their entire culture is dedicated to being as dickish as possible: squatting wherever they can, including the homes of people on vacation, absoluting trashing the place and then moving on. I know the picture is horribly slanted, but I still get a WTF vibe off it. Seriously, even animals can figure out not to shiat where they live.

So they're costing the city more by making a mess, than it would save the city to simply let it go and clean up after them? Seems like it's an awful lot of resources going into stopping these people from ... littering?

I just watched that My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding show yesterday for the first time. I didn't know much about gypsies before that other than the old stereotypes, but I must say, while they are completely weird and crazy, their women are for the most part fairly hot - at least a lot of the ones on the show are. Of course they're all jail bait.

JPSimonetti:So they're costing the city more by making a mess, than it would save the city to simply let it go and clean up after them? Seems like it's an awful lot of resources going into stopping these people from ... littering?

, camping illegally on public land, unlawfully keeping other people off of the land their taxes pay for, stealing water and electricity, running around the surrounding area making jerks of themselves, stinking, littering, attracting other vermin and causing a public health nuisance...

I love it when someone is speaking about prejudices and at some point during their diatribe they say something about "getting gyped" or "paddy wagon" without even realizing it. I've heard it on more than one occasion.

"_______s have been gyped out of their rights by the prejudiced members of society. The prejudiced think the only solution is to throw every ________ into the paddy wagon, and hide them away....."